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Emmitsburg, MD - Wagner (7-14; 4-6 NEC) looks to bounce back in the first of two critical games with Mount St. Mary's (8-12; 4-6 NEC) at Knott Arena on Thursday, February 4 at 5:00 pm. The teams will then lock horns again less than 48 hours later at the Spiro Sports Center in the Northeast Conference's inaugural “Rivalry Week.”

Today's game will be broadcast via the Seahawk Broadcasting Network with John Beisser providing the play-by-play and Kevin Ross the color.

The Coaches - Head coach Gela Mikalauskas is in her 16th season on the Wagner sidelines with a record of 200-243. Mikalauskas was the coach of the 1988-1989 Seahawk squad that won the program's only Northeast Conference (NEC) Championship. All-time, she is 2-9 against the Mountaineers.

Mount St. Mary's is led by Bryan Witten, who is in his third year with the Mountaineers. He is 30-50 and 2-2 against the Seahawks.

With A Win Wagner Would:

• Collect the eighth win of the year, most since the 2003-2003 campaign.

• Win the fifth NEC game of the season, most since 2006-2007.

• Give head coach Gela Mikalauskas her third-ever win over the Mountaineers.

The Series - The Mountaineers hold a commanding 29-12 advantage in the all-time series, having won the last two meetings and seven of the previous nine.

Last Year - Mount St. Mary's claimed both games, winning the first at home 55-42 before eliminating Wagner from the NEC Playoff race with a 77-61 victory at the Spiro Sports Center.

Clark Solid Vs. The Mountaineers - Sophomore Kelly Clark led the way against Mount St. Mary's last year, averaging a team-best 11.0 ppg, on 60.0 percent (9-15) shooting while pulling down 5.0 rpg.

Searching For Consistency - In the last 10 games, six times a student-athlete has gone for 20 points or more. However, in each case the player failed to accrue more than 11 points the next time out.

• Reed - 20 vs. Sacred Heart (1/30) / ? at MSM (2/4)

• Archambault - 23 vs. SFNY (1/16) / 3 at LIU (1/21)

• McBride - 20 vs. IUPUI (12/30) / 7 at SFPA (1/4)

• Mahoney - 31 at SFPA (1/4) / 7 at Sacred Heart (1/7)

• Harrison - 20 at Sacred Heart (1/7) / 8 at Quinnipiac (1/9)

• Archambault - 24 at Quinnipiac (1/9) / 11 vs. LIU (1/14)

Reed Picking It Up - Senior Andrea Reed is averaging 13.0 ppg, 4.5 apg and 4.0 rpg over her last two games, highlighted by a 20-point outing with five rebounds vs. Sacred Heart (1/30). On the year, she is among the league-leaders in assists (4.6 apg) (4th NEC) and steals (2.3 spg) (3rd NEC).
In six career games against the Mount, she is averaging 8.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.7 apg and 2.5 spg.

Mahoney Heating Up - Over her last four games, junior Megan Mahoney seems to be settling into a niche with the Green & White. The Fordham transfer went for 19 points at LIU (1/21), 17 in the win at SFNY (1/23) and 16 in the Seahawks' victory over Quinnipiac (1/28). She is averaging 14.5 ppg, on 42.6 percent shooting (20-47), over the last four games.

Olsen Playing Strong - Junior Ashley Olsen is averaging 15.0 ppg over her last three games, on 51.6 percent shooting (16-31). In the win over Quinnipiac (1/28), Olsen dropped in 16 points with 13 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the year. She hit for 19 points, on 7-10 shooting, with five rebounds in a victory over SFNY (1/23) while snapping an 11-game streak in which Olsen didn't hit for double-figures. Against NEC co-leader Sacred Heart (1/30), she had a solid 10 points with a team-best eight rebounds.

Nyoto Uprising - Junior Nyoto Patterson put together her finest game to date as a member of the Green & White in a win over SFNY (1/23), scoring a career-best matching 10 points while grabbing a career-high nine rebounds. She followed that up with eight points, five rebounds and three steals in Wagner's win vs. Quinnipiac (1/28). Over the last five games, she is averaging 5.4 ppg and 4.6 rpg while shooting 48.0 percent (12-25) from the floor in 15.0 mpg.

Newcomers Spark Wagner - The three-some of junior Mahoney, classmate Sha'Ron Harrison and freshman Marie-Laurence Archambault are the top-three Seahawk scorers during conference play and are accounting for 510 percent of the Wagner scoring during the nine NEC games. Mahoney leads the way with 13.4 ppg, on 40.4 percent shooting, with 4.8 rpg.

Scouting MSM - The Mountaineers are a defensive minded squad that is averaging just 55.0 ppg while allowing 56.8 ppg. In seven of their eight NEC games, the Mount has scored 61 points or less with the exception coming in an 86-57 victory over Quinnipiac on Saturday.

Mount St. Mary's owns a pair of wins over Quinnipiac and St. Francis (NY) while dropping two match-ups against LIU and Sacred Heart and single games against SFPA and Robert Morris.

Junior Mary Dunn leads the Mountaineers in both scoring (11.8 ppg) and rebounding (7.4 rpg) while shooting 51.2 percent from the floor and 72.5 percent from the floor.

Don't Foul Her! - Freshman Cassie Cooke is a perfect 24-for-24 from the charity stripe this season and is second on the squad in scoring at 7.9 ppg.

Don't Let Her Shoot - Junior Lauren Howell is third on the squad in scoring (7.3 ppg), but her main objective is the outside shot as she is connecting on 33.9 percnet from the long range. Last season, she made good on 7-of-14 from beyond the arc against the Green & White and scored a game-23 points in the teams' last meeting.

In two career games against Wagner in the Spiro Sports Center she has connected on 14-of-16 (87.5 percent).

Up Next - Wagner hosts Mount St. Mary's on Saturday, February 6 at 3:00 pm.